Ford Frick fines umpire and Giants for Polo Grounds riot
President Ford Frick fines umpire Lee Ballanfant $150 and Giants Bill Danning and Bill Terry $50 each after a Saturday Polo Grounds incident with Reds guests. Umpire and Judge swung, Danning allegedly shoved the official, and Terry avoided harm by stepping in. Also notes golf film at State Theatre and local baseball moves including Amarillo hope and an Oklahoma City Western Amateur recap.
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Giants
Polo Grounds
Cincinnati Reds
Lee Ballanfant
Bill Judges
Harry Craft
Ump
Harry Danning
Polo Grounders
Ballanfant
Bill Terry
Oklahoma City Beats San Antonio In Texas League Thriller
Oklahoma City, 8 to 7, upsets league leader San Antonio to keep the Texas League race tight. Fort Worth split wins 4 to 3 and 9 to 3 over Houston to stay second. Dallas, Tulsa, Beaumont, and Shreveport split doubleheaders as Ohie Reid and Verne Olsen starred in key games.
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Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Missions
Houston
Fort Worth
Buffs
Dallas
Shreveport
Ohie Reid
Clay Touchstone
Tulsa
Beaumont
Norman McCaskill
Verne Olsen
Tulsay
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Hendrix
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Philadelphia
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Jacobs Aims to Finalize Louis Pastor Fight in Detroit
Promoter Mike Jacobs traveled to Detroit to seal terms for a Sept. 21 heavyweight title defense by Joe Louis against Bob Pastor at Briggs Stadium. If terms are met, principals will sign Wednesday and Jacobs will co-promote the Detroit bout and a planned Philadelphia card featuring Lou Nova and Tony Galento. Nova’s manager Ray Carlen echoed optimism for Philadelphia. Also noted is a four passenger Messerschmitt Taifun with top speed 189 mph and landing speed 52.7 mph.
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U.P
Mike Jacobs
Detroit
Joe Louis
Bob Pastor
Jacobs
Briggs Stadium
Philadelphia
Lou Nova
Tony Galento
Mike
Nova
Ray Carlen
Mel Ott Overlooked Spotlight Despite Long Giants Career
New York July 17 Mel Ott’s work in the Giants Dodger series and his all star game play have drawn fan attention. Writers note Ott’s quiet greatness, linking his sustained excellence to Giants star Ross Young as a benchmark of tough, relentless play and fielding mastery.
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Grantland
New York
Nana
Brooklyn
Mel Ott
Ott
Giants
Carl Hubbell
Young
Polo Grounds
Ross Young
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Babe
John McGraw
San Antonio
McGraw
Texas Military Academy
Texas
Rochester
Ottis
Cobb
Australian Davis Cup Team Wins Semi finals Sweep
Australian Davis Cup players completed a clean sweep of the North American zone semi finals in Long Beach. John Bromwich defeated Amado Sanchez 6 1, 6 1, 6 3 and Adrian Quist beat Felicisimo Ampon 7 5, 6 4, 6 ?.
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U.P
John Bromwich
Amado Sanchez
Adrian Quist
Felicisimo Ampon
Pampa Tops Lamesa In Weekend Texas Clash
In a Sunday results row, Pampa defeated Lamesa 4 to 2 after a late innings rally while Pampa also beat Clovis 3 to 1 and Midland overwhelmed another foe 10 to 3. Key pitchers included Hutton Beavers and Verrengia with Kerr and Leonard contributing for Midland.
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Lamesa
Hutton
Beavers
Lucas
Thaenton
Seecuyene Pampa
Fitzgerald
Verrengia
Hay
Thornton
Clovis
Midland
Christi
Cullum
Ratliff
Leonard
Kerr
Lamesa Nine In Town For Three Games
Amarillo Gold Sox visit Lamesa Loboes for a three game set after setbacks in Big Spring. 8:30 p.m. start as Sox try to halt a losing streak with new players and a reset lineup.
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Lamesa Loboes
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Joe Allen
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Smythe
Capps
Lynn
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Margaine
Umpie
Stindster
Bowling Standings From Sunday at Texas Alleys Major League
Texas Alleys reports weekly bowling standings through Sunday. Rankings show top scorers and team positions in the Major League division with details on wins and points. Local league leaders and club standings reflect competitive play at the alley.
Murphy Wins Western Tennis Title in Hard-Fought Clash
Chicago player William Murphy, a fourth seed, defeats top seed Wilbur Coen Jr. of Kansas City in the semifinals and routs Jack Tidball of Los Angeles to capture the Western tennis championship.
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Chicago
William Murphy
Murphy
Wilbur Coen, Jr
Kansas City
Jack Tidball
Los Angeles
Nearly 200 golfers in Trans Miss golf tournament opener
Nearly 200 players, including four former champions, prepare for the Trans Miss golf event in Colorado Springs. Notables include Johnny Dawson now in Hollywood and former champions Von Savage, Don Schumacher, and Eddie Held.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Johnny Dawson
Chicago
Hollywood
von Savage
Salt Lake City
Don Schumacher
Dallas
Eddie Held
Denver
Harry Todd
Oklahoma City
Larry Moller
Quincy
Rufus King, Jr
Wichita Falls
Tex
Picard Beats Nelson 87 Holes For PGA Title
Henry Picard defeated Byron Nelson 1 up after 87 holes at Pomonok Country Club to win the PGA Championship. Nelson shot 67 in the morning and 32 on the back nine of the final round. Picard matched the 32 and posted a flawless 38 birdies, 2 eagles, and 124 pars with only five bogies across the event.
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New York
Henry ‘Picard
Byron Nelson
Professional Golfers’ Association
Pomonok Country Club
Picard
Nelson
Custer
St. Andrews
Pomonok
Miracle
Nassau
Picard Clinches PGA Title Defeating Nelson In Finale
Henry Picard defeats Open Champion Byron Nelson to win the national PGA title and claim the season lead in the Vardon trophy. He earns 1 100 prize money and secures a Ryder Cup berth with the victory, while controversy over Denny Shute eligibility adds tension to team selections.
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New York
Henry Picard
Byron Nelson
Picard
Nelson
Florida
P. G A
Denny Shute
Walter Hagen
Leo Diegel
Ed Dudley
New Yorker Fails to Win State Clay Court Title
Frank Guernsey the intercollegiate champion from Orlando Florida and Rice Institute retained the crown by routing Frank Bowden a veteran New York player 6 13 6 1 6 1 Now he turns to the Eastern tournament at Jackson Heights where he is seeded second.
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New York
Reds Fall Twice as Bees Narrow Pennant Gap
Cincinnati drops two to Boston as Pose del dominates opener and Reds commit costly errors. Eddie Miller fractures an ankle for the Bees, while Reds trails in the race shrink to a half game. Other results include Cubs, Dodgers split. Yankees sweep Indians. Red Sox extend win streak to 12.
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United Press
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Polo Grounds
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Bill Posedel
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Denny Gatehouse
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Ted Lyons
Dutch Leonard
Thornton Lee
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George MacQuinn
Harland Clift
Fish Feature Goofy Week Of Newsdom
Gladwin Hill reports a week of odd fish stories and oddities from across the U S shoreline. Tales include a 20 inch alligator in Indiana, a minnow trained to eat from a hand in Luxora Arkansas, a San Jose fisherman hooking a rattlesnake, and a rabbit killing a five foot bull snake in Des Moines Indiana.
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Cupid
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Quincy
Mass
Albany
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Tennman
Norfolk
Neb
Manchester
Nashville
Dizzy Dean Wounds Arm. Sent Home By Cubs
Jerome Dizzy Dean, the Cubs star left hander, was found with a deep cut below the elbow in New York. Manager Gabby Hartnett ordered him home for training-rule violations. Dean’s wife aided in stopping the bleeding after a hotel-room incident. The mystery surrounds the cause as Dean’s pitching falters this season.
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Jerome
Dizzy" Dean
Chicago Cubs
New York
Dean
Gabby Hartnett
Cubs
Hartnett
Cub
Brooklyn
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Charles Drake
Phil K. Wrigley
Wrigley
Chicago Association of Commerce
St. Louis Cardinals
Roundup of baseball chatter and coaching notes from New York
Sports roundup highlights include Johnny Vander Meer mystery at Reds camp and Earle Neale critique of New Haven ends and backs. Mentions Louis-bait training for August, Bernie Dykes quip on White Sox, Nelson’s PGA fame, Garry Schumacher guest, Bucky Walters vs Bobby Feller talk, Cochrane’s $50,000 pay, Mize on Feller, Hack strikeouts, Sid Mercer NYC reporter rise, and Sid Mercer tribute in Paxton Illinois.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Reds
Johnny Vander Meer
Earle
Greasy
Neale
New Haven
Bob Pastor
Louis
Saratoga
Paxton, Ill
Sid Mercer
New York Journal-American
Paxton
Sid
Broadway
Navy lists record peacetime shipbuilding program
The U S Navy announced 101 ships under construction in a record peacetime fleet costing about 1 billion dollars with 369 vessels total. Nine mosquito fleet craft joined the roster as contracts and yard work begin while aviation expansion also moves ahead with fifteen air corps contracts to boost emergency production.
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Navy Yard
Congress
Navy
Great Britain
Air Corps
Flour bags in Melbourne used to clothe China
Australia ships thousands of tons of flour to China and the empty bags are repurposed into clothing. A Melbourne shipment alone could yield about 342 thousand pants or skirts.
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Melbourne
Australia
U.P
China
Dallas man wins sailboat race amid capsized field
A Dallas man won the sailboat race after all 14 other contestants capsized. In Newark Delaware a man won a bee catching contest as all competitors were stung.
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Dallas
Newark, del
Farm Security Picnic At Buffalo Lake Attended By 300
Almost 300 Farm Security Administration employees and friends attended the annual outing at Buffalo Lake. A 6 PM barbecue prepared by John Snider started the event, followed by dancing in the refreshment house until midnight. Many arrived early for swimming and boating.
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Farm Security Administration
Buffalo Lake
John Snider
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